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The most storied smallschool basketball program in Oklahoma will play the very first state tournament game in the new OG&E Coliseum.A new era tips off this year as State Fair Arena - aka “The Big House” - has been razed and the new arena makes its debut this year.

Aaron West is always intense on the sidelines of basketball games, but rarely has outbursts of emotions.So when Ethan Kirby knocked down his second 3-pointer to give the Warriors a big early lead on No.

It was an historic weekend for the Cashion High School wrestling program.Two wrestlers earned medals, one of them was the program’s first-ever state finalist and coach Fay Barnett was honored during the Class 3A state tournament at OG&E Coliseum.

Brayden Kochenower lay flat on the mat for the briefest second.The Kingfisher senior’s dream of gold had just been dashed when his slight mistake ended up getting him pinned 35 seconds into a quarterfinal match against Blackwell’s Mason Young.

Hennessey guaranteed its spot in the area tournament with another home win on Tuesday.The Lady Eagles shut down Holland Hall in the fourth quarter to earn a 4137 victory in their Class 3A regional semifinal at the Eagle Event Center.

Three Cashion High School powerlifters will compete against the rest of the best in the state this week.Junior Makayla Hines, sophomore Khloe Kastner and freshman Brynn Geisinger have qualified for the Oklahoma Girls Powerlifting Coaches Association state meet.

Three events.Three gold medals. Three all-state honors. One tremendous day. That wrapped up last Saturday for Cashion sophomore Khloe Kastner.

About the only thing better than Cashion’s defense in the first half was its defense in the second half.Combined, the two halves saw the Lady Wildcats hammer Cordell 5422 Tuesday in a Class 2A regional semifinal in Watonga.

A quick start helped Kingfisher cruise into a Class 4A girls regional championship game.Ela Hartman and Reese Roof combined for six firsthalf 3-pointers as the Lady Jackets doubled up Cleveland, then rode that lead to a 53-37 victory in a Class 4A girls regional semifinal in Cushing.

Kingfisher is back in the regional championship game for a second straight year.The 10th-ranked Jackets dominated the second half Tuesday to pull away from Bristow 69-44 in a 4A regional semifinal in Cushing.The road gets tougher for KHS now as it takes on No. 4 North Rock Creek at 7:30 p.m.